Virginia Records Rule Upheld by High Court

WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court unanimously upheld a Virginia law Monday that limits out-of-state residents' access to public records, dismissing arguments that the public and the press held broad rights of access to government information across state lines.

The Virginia Freedom of Information Act grants "citizens of the Commonwealth," but no one else, the right to inspect and copy "all public records." Residents of California and Rhode Island challenged the Virginia law, contending that it violates...